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    Patsy Cline's Legacy

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    Patsy Cline: 1 Woman‚ 1 Legacy. Las Vegas. Carnegie Hall. Grand Ole Opry. These are all places the incredible Patsy Cline has performed‚ capturing the hearts of country music fans everywhere. Being a child and having a serious sickness can cause a lot of trauma‚ but pulling through it all‚ Cline managed to find her way into the music business. Many other tragic events helped her pave her way to becoming the amazing singer she was‚ leading to her extraordinary legacy. Being one of the most inspiring

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    Alexander Hamilton Legacy

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    Secretary of the Treasury‚ but he is much more. As the first Secretary of the Treasury‚ Alexander Hamilton showed America through relentless fighting‚ sleepless nights‚ and determination‚ that immigrants and orphans could make a change. He left his legacy as a general‚ writer‚ Secretary of the Treasury‚ and adulterer. The early life of Alexander Hamilton was rough. He experienced the life as an orphan and a slave on the island of Nevis in the Bahamas. When he was about 8‚ his parents filed a divorce

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    can be inferred that he used the strategic methods learned‚ among other things‚ to assist him during his expansion. It was short lived‚ however‚ when he died of an unknown cause at an early age of thirty-three. Even though his empire crumbled‚ his legacy lived on. Multiple cities‚ strongly influenced by Alexander‚ erected‚

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    message in Chittister’s article‚ Legacy‚ is for people not to waste life in order to leave good memories to those that survive them after death. It is an inspirational message of love‚ compassion‚ self-reflexion‚ and hope in the mist of the inevitable‚ death. How past ambitions or desires‚ now bear little importance during our last stand here on Earth. Like a call to arms‚ he ready us to focus on what really matters in life‚ ensures we do not live a wasted life so our legacy can live long after our life

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    Audie Murphy's Legacy

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    thought to be to small and underweight to be a soldier proved he was the hero‚ leader‚ and strategizer the military needed to win the war. Murphy was immediately sent to Italy where he got his first taste of war. In Sicily he began building his legacy as the ultimate soldier when he killed his first enemy combatants. two Italian officers. Murphy was awarded his first of many medals for this action. Matter of fact he was awarded every medal imaginable our nation could offer. Audie Murphy’s size

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    Mother Teresa Legacy

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    awarded and recognized for her efforts‚ and still is today. One long-lastingly effective creation of Teresa’s is one of her biggest foundations and ways to give. The Missionaries of Charity is still currently a foundation today‚ thanks to Teresa. "Her legacy is strong; at the time of her death‚ there were more than 4‚000 sisters in the Missionaries of Charity‚ along with 400 brothers and thousands of others who have volunteered as Co-Workers‚ Lay Missionaries of Charity‚ and Missionaries of Charity Fathers

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    and coining lots of common words that we still use today. Shakespeare was blessed with an extraordinary intellect‚ amazing wit‚ and a mystifying imagination. William Shakespeare’s life was filled with fame‚ trial‚ reward‚ and hard work‚ and his the legacy that was left behind is a mesmerizing example of this with the language change‚ the literature and writing evolution‚ and even social manner growing to get accustomed to his vision and writing. The life of William Shakespeare has been recorded

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    Dr Lord Legacy

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    Lord was not a man who ever carried on a minute in solace. He never lived in the shadows‚ oblivious‚ or quiet‚ yet all the more so in the light‚ rowdy and commended. The legacy of Dr. Lord indicates what one man can perform‚ as well as what a gathering of individuals cooperating for one shared objective can accomplish. So as to change‚ individuals must not be reluctant to venture out of their usual range of familiarity and

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    Lynyrd Skynyrd's Legacy

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    The Legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd It was in 1965 when three main band members meet. They had great hits great fans‚ but the times of glory were over they were traveling to a concert‚ but something went terribly wrong. After a while‚ new members of country bands were starting to join when Gary Rossington wanted to bring the band back together. Lynyrd Skynyrd has been on and off‚ they have been great in the beginning. But the fame came to an end and the band was off for a while until one of the founding

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    Middle School Legacy

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    of the things that most people tend to leave behind is a legacy. What comes to my mind when I think of a legacy is something that could be remarkable or not so remarkable. What I would like to do is leave something remarkable. Not only in school‚ but life in general. At the end of my journey in middle school‚ I would like to leave knowing that I was triumphant and improved in my academics. If I were to leave a memorable legacy‚ I will have definitely shown that I have improved in my academics

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